In a morning press conference held on December 8th, Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera officially announced plans to acquire funding for the procurement of a long-range cruise...
(First of Two Parts) The 29th of November was the 30th anniversary of the terrorist attack that destroyed Korean Air flight 858 carrying 115...
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull attend a trilateral meeting at ASEAN. A recent meeting between officials...
President Donald Trump has just ended a surprisingly successful five-country first visit to Asia. His marathon 12-day tour began on a positive note with a...
On his trip to Da Nang in central Vietnam, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the evening of November 11th,...
In the sense that no war has occurred amongst major military powers from the time of the Cold War, the last 70-plus years arguably was a period...
President Donald Trump salutes during a welcome ceremony at U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), Friday, Nov. 3, 2017, in Aiea, Hawaii. Trump begins a 5 country trip...
With the landslide election victory by the mainly-Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)-Komeito coalition, the foundation has been laid for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to continue his...
We must prepare to be increasingly vigilant and undertake a hardline approach to diplomacy, commensurate with an abnormally centralized power and the destruction of the...
North Korea’s advances in its nuclear and ballistic missile program has drastically altered the security environment confronted by Japan. Further, Japan is facing the...
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) commissioned the guided-missile destroyer HMAS Hobart in 2015. The Hobart is equipped with the Aegis combat system, incorporating the state-of-the-art...
The drill of possible missile attack by North Korea at Akita prefecture, North of Japan Just recently the Emperor and Empress visited Koma Shrine...